Honeycomb structure

Abstract

A honeycomb structure having a hexagonal cross-sectional shape of cells and having specific open cells in which open changing portions are present only in a range of 30 mm or less from the first end face, and the open changing portion satisfies relations of 1≤|(1−(D1 / D2))×100|≤70 and 1≤|(1−(D3 / D2))×100|≤70. D1 indicates a diameter of an inscribed circle which comes in contact with a peripheral edge of the open end of the cell in the first end face. D2 indicates a diameter of the inscribed circle which comes in contact with the peripheral edge of the open end of the cell in the second end face. D3 indicates a diameter of an inscribed circle which comes in contact with a peripheral edge of the cell in a cross section perpendicular to a direction from the first end face toward the second end face.

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[0001]“The present application is an application based on JP-2016-007768 filed on Jan. 19, 2016 with Japan Patent Office, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.”BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a honeycomb structure. More particularly, it relates to a honeycomb structure in which it is possible to improve a purifying performance while inhibiting increase of pressure loss when using the honeycomb structure as an exhaust gas purifying catalyst carrier or filter.[0004]Description of the Related Art[0005]Honeycomb structures are broadly used in a catalyst carrier, a filter and the like, and are broadly used especially as a catalyst carrier, a filter and the like to purify or treat exhaust gases from internal combustion engines such as a gasoline engine and a diesel engine, and a burning device. Here, the honeycomb structure is a structure in the form of a honeycomb which includes porous partition wa...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The present invention has been developed in view of such problems, and there is provided a honeycomb structure in which it is possible to improve a purifying performance while inhibiting increase of pressure loss when using the honeycomb structure as an exhaust gas purifying catalyst carrier or filter.

[0030]In a honeycomb structure of the present invention, among a plurality of cells, the cells having open ends in a range of 1 to 80% of an area of a first end face of a honeycomb structure body are specific open cells each having such an open changing portion as described below. It is to be noted that in each of the plurality of cells excluding the cells formed at an outermost circumference, its cross-sectional shape is hexagonal. In the open changing portion of the specific open cell, a diameter D2 of an inscribed circle which comes in contact with a peripheral edge of the open end in the second end face and a diameter D1of an inscribed circle which comes in contact with a peripheral edge of the open end in the first end face satisfy a relation of 1≤|(1−(D1 / D2))×100|≤70. Furthermore, in this open changing portion of the specific open cell, the diameter D2of the inscribed circle and a diameter D3 of an inscribed circle which comes in contact with a peripheral edge of the cell in a cross section perpendicular to a direction from the first end face toward the second end face satisfy a relation of 1≤|(1−(D3 / D2))×100|≤70 in a range of a part of 30 mm or less from the first end face. Further, this open changing portion of the specific open cell is present only in a range of the specific open cell which is 30 mm or less from the first end face. When using the honeycomb structure of the present invention having such a constitution as an exhaust gas purifying catalyst carrier or filter, it is possible to improve a purifying performance while inhibiting increase of pressure loss. Furthermore, in the honeycomb structure of the present invention, the open changing portion in which a size of the open end of the specific open cell changes is present only in the range of 30 mm or less from the first end face, and hence it is possible to improve the purifying performance while remarkably effectively inhibiting the increase of the pressure loss. Furthermore, in the honeycomb structure of the present invention, its manufacturing is comparatively simple and contributes to improvement of productivity.

Problems solved by technology

Consequently, it is possible to improve a purifying performance by an interaction between an exhaust gas and each partition wall, but there has been the problem that increase of pressure loss is remarkably large.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned corrugated wall honeycomb structure or the like, wall surface portions of the partition walls are formed into the corrugated shape along the whole surface and total length of the honeycomb structure, and hence there is the fear that decrease of a strength aspect might occur.

Furthermore, in such a corrugated wave honeycomb structure or the like, its manufacturing method is laborious, and hence there has been the problem that productivity is low and manufacturing cost noticeably increases.

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